Re: [Cz-L] scam IN czernowitz-l digest: December 03, 2012

Wolfi,
  You seem to be very much in the know.
  If so , please tell me how does the crook cash the money
  sent on the victim's name ?
Hardy

[Moderator's note: The subject of internet scams is off-topic but discussion has been allowed since one of our group members has had his account compromised. We'll allow Wolf to respond and then this thread is closed. Moderator B]
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From: "wolfgang schaechter" <wolfgangs_at_comcast.net>
To: "'Czernowitz Genealogy and History'" <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 5:03 PM
Subject: [Cz-L] scam IN czernowitz-l digest: December 03, 2012

> Mimi sent the note below about a suspected scam. IT IS A SCAM!
>
> This scam is used when the sender's address book has been "hacked"
> usually,
> by hacking the email account password. A mail robot [mailbot] is inserted
> into the email system of the sender and it sends messages that the sender
> is
> in trouble. The sender is always in a foreign country, always in a very
> frightening situation.
>
> ALWAYS A FAKE! The idea is to have you send money to the person but the
> actual receiver is the crook who sent the email.
>
> Often this happens with yahoo.com email accounts. In our temple chavurah
> [20 people] at lease three yahoo email accounts were hacked. I've never
> seen this happen with a gmail.com email account but that does not mean
> they
> can't be hacked.
>
> Wolf
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